On 18 June, ISS will host an evening of critical dialogue, collective action and movement as part of Refugee Welcome Week NL 2026 | Week 2: City-Wide Community Action Week.
- Date
- Thursday 18 Jun 2026, 17:00 - 22:00
- Type
- General
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Aula B
- Ticket information
This event is free and open to the public
The evening brings together researchers, civil society actors, activists, and policymakers for urgent conversations on displacement, identity, and belonging. Alongside discussions, the programme includes an interactive session with MiGreat, a Dabke dance workshop led by Dabke Night, a shared dinner, and an open exhibition space.
In a political climate marked by hardening borders and shrinking civic space, this gathering creates space for honest dialogue, radical hope, courage, and solidarity in practice.
Event programme
17:00 | Doors open
17:30 | Beyond Inclusion
A multi-stakeholder roundtable on the meaningful participation and leadership of migrant and refugee women
Opening remark are deliverd by Anila Noor (New Women Connectors), with moderation by Eleni Diker (Oxfam Novib)
- Elena Ponzoni, Director Co-Creation for Inclusive Knowledges Lab (VU Ams.)
- Kirsten Meijer, The Dutch Council for Refugees/VluchtelingenWerk
- Dilyora Mukhtorova, Refugee Resettlement Advisory Group
- Olga van den Berg, Justice & Peace
- Fenna Timsi, Councillor Member, The Hague Municipality
19:30 | In Solidarity Against Deportations
An interactive session led by MiGreat
19:30 | Dabke Workshop
A movement-based workshop led by Dabke Night
20:30 | Shared dinner & open exhibition space
Convenors
This event is convened in partnership with ISS, Justice and Peace, Oxfam Novib, New Women Connectors, MiGreat, Dabke Night, the Refugee Resettlement Advisory Group of UNHCR.
It is initiated and co-organized by members of the Migration, Im/mobility and Place Academic Team at ISS.
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